Trimmings for whips



(No Model.)

G. C. PRATT.

'TRIMMINGS FOR WHIPS. No. 600,171. Patented Mar. 8, 1898.

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CHARLES C. PRATT, OF WESTFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.

TRIMM INGS FOR WHIPS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 600,171, dated March 8,1898.

Application filed October 2 2, 1 8 9 6.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, OHARLEs O. PRATT, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing in Westfield, in the county of Hampden and State ofMassachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements in Heads andCaps for Whips, Fishpoles, and the Like, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings andletters of reference marked thereon.

The object of my invention is to provide a head or cap for the butt-endof whips, fishpoles,&c. ,which caps or tips,while being comparativelyinexpensive,will provide an elastic end and which elastic end will bepermanently and securely anchored in position and which, While beingless expensive than those heretofore made,will be more efficient, andall danger of the elastic piece being detached will be entirely avoided.

I accomplish the object of my invention by the construction herein setforth.

In the accompanying drawings, in which like letters of referenceindicate like parts, Figure 1 is a side view in section, showing themetal portion of a shell and the elastic button or tip in section,whilethe anchoring-piece is shown in full lines, the metal and elasticportions of the device in this figure being shown detached. Fig. 2 alike view showing the elastic material in position with theanchoring-pins turned over to engage the metal and hold the two partssecurely together, and Fig. 3 is a top view of the device.

a designates a metallic cap or thimble formed with a closed end orbottom I), having a central pin-hole c and adapted to fit on and overthe butt-end of a whip-stock. This thimble (1 is formedwith an annularhead or enlargement (1 about its outer end and with a Serial No.609,655. (No model.)

circular raised rib or head a on the closed end 'or bottom, the circularspace Within the circular rib c constituting a seat in which the elastictip-piece f is lodged and kept from lateral displacement and firmlysecured, by means of pins h h, in the elastic piece f and projectedthrough the opening e and struck down firmly against the inner surfaceof the bottom I), as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. In theconstruction of my device the yielding or elastic tip portion f ispreferably formed of rubber, and while it is in plastic condition theanchoring device is placed therein and the rubber is subjected to avulcanizing process, thus permanently fixing the anchoringpiece in thetip with the portion by which it is attached to the shell projectingtherefrom. These pins or projecting parts are then inserted through theopening in the top portion of the metal shell and are turned overagainst the inner surface, as shown in Fig. 2, thus securely fasteningthe elastic piece to the metal piece.

Having therefore described my invention what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-- As an article of manufacture, a whip-capadapted to be applied to the butt-end of a whip-stock and comprising themetallic thimble having a flat end provided with a raised head 0 and aperforation e, and the elastic tip having the head of thefastening-staple embedded therein and the prongs passed through theperforation in the head and clenched down on the under side thereof.

CHARLES C. PRATT.

Witnesses:

H. J. CLEVELAND, L. M. DEWEY.

